When the Philadelphia 76ers returned from the all-star break, point guard Shake Milton got some discouraging news. He was being benched.
76er coach Brett Brown said he sequestered himself for 72 hours, did nothing except study and concentrate on the Sixers, and Brown arrived at some decisions. Including the demotion of Milton. And Brown told Milton so.
“You’re not playing,” Brown said he told the Owasso High School graduate. “You’re not in the rotation. I’m going with going with Alec (Burks) and Josh (Richardson) and Ben Simmons. You have to stay ready. This is your role.”
Milton stayed ready.